AUAHITŪROA: A Eulogy to Tobacco - ŌTAUTAHI

Auahitūroa – A Eulogy to Tobacco

Auahitūroa is a travelling art exhibition that will start on the 1st May and end in early June, 2024 and is a collaboration between Hāpai Te Hauora with lead artists

· Hori Thompson – Te Whanganui a Tara

· Jessy Collins – Ōtautahi

· Shane Hansen – Te Tai Tokerau

· Tai Kerekere – Te Tairāwhiti

· Regan Balzer – Rotorua

· Graham Tipene – Tāmaki Makaurau

Auahitūroa will feature various artworks from local artists and rangatahi. The main objective of the exhibition is to prompt conversations that acknowledge the role tobacco has played in New Zealand's culture and the impact it has had on whānau, hāpu, iwi and hāpori. Auahitūroa aims to create a space that shares the voices of community through mediums of Art.

The term Auahitūroa refers to comets and is a wordplay on the reclamation of “auahi” (smoke). The comet is also a symbol to the catastrophic damage that would occur if it were to impact the earth. The cyclical nature of comets’ orbits serves as a reminder of the eternal recurrence of events in the universe, and our farewell to tobacco culture in Aotearoa is a recognition of this.

We hope that through this platform we can increase awareness about a Smokefree Aotearoa and encourage discussions about the impact of smoking in New Zealand. Auahitūroa seeks to say goodbye to the deeply ingrained smoking culture in our country and acknowledges the harm tobacco has caused to communities. Auahitūroa is in support of World Smokefree May. Please visit worldsmokefreemay.nz for more information.

Auahitūroa - Exhibition dates:

Wellington

2nd – 4th May

Courtenay Creative

49 Courtenay Place

10am – 3pm

Event link: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/auahituroa-a-eulogy-to-tobacco-wellington-tickets-877028625227

Ōtautahi:

8th – 10th May

Pūmanawa

2 Worcester Boulevard

Christchurch

Wed – Thurs 9am – 5pm

Friday 10th May 9am – 1pm

Event Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/auahituroa-a-eulogy-to-tobacco-otautahi-tickets-877166196707

Whangārei:

13th – 16th May

Hihiaua Cultural Centre

56-58 Herekino St,

Whangarei

Mon 6pm – 8pm

Tues – Thurs 10am – 3pm

Event Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/auahituroa-a-eulogy-to-tobacco-whangarei-tickets-877166497607

Te Tairāwhiti

20th – 22nd May

Te Poho ō Rawiri Marae

24 Ranfurly St,

Kaiti

10am – 3pm

Event link: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/auahituroa-a-eulogy-to-tobacco-te-tairawhiti-tickets-877166898807

Rotorua

26th May – 14th June

Arts Village

1240 Hinemaru St,

Rotorua

Sun 26th May 10am – 4pm

Mon 27th May 10am – 4pm

Tues – Fri 9am – 4.30pm

Sat 10am – 2pm

Sun – Mon CLOSED

Event link: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/auahituroa-a-eulogy-to-tobacco-rotorua-tickets-877161161647

NB: Lead arts only being exhibited 26 – 28 May

Tāmaki Makaurau

31st May – 1st June

Te Oro

98 Line Rd,

Glen Innes

Tāmaki Makaurau

10am – 3pm

Event Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/auahituroa-a-eulogy-to-tobacco-tamaki-makaurau-tickets-877160279007